AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): After a report attributed to a White House spokesperson, claims have surfaced regarding the US military’s use of a “sonic or energy-based weapon” during the abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, sparking widespread reactions from media outlets as well as military and human rights experts, and reviving extensive debates over the nature of modern warfare and cognitive-control technologies.
According to the report, citing a member of Maduro’s security detail, an unknown type of weapon was deployed during the operation, causing paralysis among the protective forces and rendering them incapable of resistance. The individual claimed that a wave resembling a sonic attack led to nosebleeds, vomiting blood, and severe motor impairment among the guards.
Fox News, pointing to the technical complexities involved, cast doubt on the possibility of a sonic weapon being used, stating that if such a claim were accurate, the attacking forces would have required fully soundproof equipment. Some analysts have also suggested the possible use of pulsed electromagnetic weapons, a technology previously raised in speculation over the origins of the so-called “Havana Syndrome.”
US President Donald Trump, around two weeks after the incident, implicitly confirmed the use of such a device, referring to it as a “discombobulator.” His remarks intensified speculation regarding the existence and operational deployment of energy-based weapons.
In recent years, numerous reports have emerged concerning the development of technologies capable of directly influencing human neural function. The US National Academy of Sciences had previously suggested that some symptoms of Havana Syndrome might have been caused by pulsed electromagnetic waves, prompting calls for greater transparency regarding such technologies. However, US intelligence agencies in 2023 largely attributed these symptoms to environmental factors and common illnesses.
Historical documents also indicate that discussions surrounding the military use of electromagnetic technologies in low-intensity warfare have circulated in US defense circles for decades. Research conducted in the 1990s, along with US Air Force reports published in 2007, referred to the possibility of transmitting auditory messages directly into the human brain.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Human Rights Council, in a 2024 report, warned of the profound and alarming implications of “neurotechnology” for human rights, stressing that such technologies could infiltrate individuals’ minds and cognitive processes without their awareness. Following the suspension of part of the US financial contributions to the Council, the publication of related reports in this field declined.
Experts believe that the claim of using such weapons in the abduction of Venezuela’s president, regardless of its veracity, has once again highlighted the dangers of expanding cognitive warfare and energy-based arms, underscoring the urgent need for international oversight and greater governmental transparency regarding these technologies.
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